Toy repeating rubber band gun



Sept. 16, 1952 o. w. MIKKELSON, JR 2,610,519

TOY REPEATING RUBBER BAND GUN Filed Oct. 14, 1949 INVENTOR. 0/e M M/K/fe/son Jr:

Patented Sept. 16, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOY REPEATIN G RUBBER BAND GUN Ole W. Mikkelson, Jr., Sioux Falls, S. Dak.

Application October 14, 1949, Serial No. 121,299

My invention pertains to a gun for discharging rubber bands.

An object of my invention is to provide a toy gun of this type which includes special features wherein several rubber bands can be discharged consecutively from the gun in an automatic manner, and also to provide means wherein the gun can be conveniently loaded with several bands.

A further object of my invention is to provide the above mentioned objects in a very simple construction.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of my device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the toy gun with a portion thereof being taken in cross section,

Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a detail showing a portion of the release spring and one of the prongs.

Figure 4 isa side view of Figure 3.

My invention contemplates the provision of a toy rubber band gun wherein several rubber bands such as six or more can be loaded onto the gun, and whereby each of the bands can be discharged in sequence, and with the gun simulating the appearance of an actual revolver, or similar type.

I have used the character It! to designate the barrel of the gun which is preferably square in cross section with rounded corners, although it can be of any other desired shape, the character ll indicating a portion of the stock joining the barrel, and with the character I 2 designating the side portions of the hand grip joined by the central piece l3.

Attached to the side members 12 is a transverse shaft l4 upon which is rotatably mounted the block l5, and secured at It to the block l5 are the radially extending prongs I! terminating in the bent arcuate portions I8.

Secured at l9 to the top of the member H is a stiff leaf spring member 20 which terminates in the arcuate portion 2| which arcuate portion extends upwardly into the lip 22 including the central cavity 23 (see Figures 3 and 4) It will be noted that each of the portions I8 is adapted to bear against the arcuate portion 2| 7 in sequence as will be explained.

In loading the gun, the rubber bands, which are indicated by the character 24, will be placed approximately as shown in Figure 1, with the first band being the lower-most, this band being stretched until it passes through the indented portion 23, the band then being stretched around the portion l8 (see Figure 4). After the first band has been secured in this way, the member 15 is rotated in the direction of the arrow 25 (see Figure 1) until the next portion l8 snaps 1 Claim. (01. 124-49) charged in the direction of the arrow 29.

past the member 22' and occupies the position as shown in Figure 4, whereupon the second band is placed over the portion Hi. the arrangement then being rotated until the next portion I8 is in place. This process is repeated in sequence until all of the seven rubber bands have been loaded as shown in Figure 1, it being specifically understood that any number of prongs I! can be employed. I

When discharging the gun, each of the prongs in the lower position near the grip l2 will be in the position of a trigger, such as for instance, the lower-most prong which is indicated by the character 26. When the prong 26 is pulled, the member [5 will rotate in the direction of the arrow 21. During such rotation the arcuate portion 18 will bear against the arcuate portion 2l causing the leaf spring 20 to rise in the direction of the arrow 28 until the rubber band 24 will rise off of the portion [8, the band then being dis- In this manner, all of the bands will be discharged in sequence, since the tension on the succeeding bands will pull the next prong into position.

It will now be seen that I have provided the various advantages set forth in the objects of my invention with various other advantages being readily apparent.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my invention without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claim any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

A toy repeating rubber band gun comprising a gun body having a barrel, a stiff leaf spring secured to the top of said barrel having an upturned lip, a rotatable member positioned within the gun body at the rear portion thereof, said rotatable member including a plurality of radially positioned prongs attached thereto, said prongs having arcuate portions engaging said lip whereby rotation of said prongs will raise said leaf spring to release said prongs, rubber bands engaging said prongs and the barrel end, said lip having an indented portion for receiving said rubber bands, said rotatable member being positioned so that each of said prongs provides a trigger member for discharging said rubber bands.

OLE W. M'IKKELSON, JR.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Ecker Feb. 9, 1926 Number 

